Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-25

nue, $194, 4,2S1; customs, $1S6,O51.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL was received at the
White House last evening" but has not yet been
acted upon.
ARMY ORDERS.-Capt. Rogers Birnie, Jr., ord
| nance department, ordered from Washington to
| Sandy Hook on public business. Authority is
granted for the admission of 1st Lieut.. Thos. B.
ptal at Hot Springs, Ark. Leave OF lst Lieut.. C.
w. Harold Sd artillery, extended six months for
Leave Of 1st Lieut. Geo Pamer 9n in
b. ID. Sphman, 7th cavalry, is extended one month.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTTERs CoSD1r1oN.-Chief JUS
t1ce Cartier Is reported as somewhat improved in
health and is looking better than for some time
past: The disease with which he is troubled is
STUBBORN affection OF the stomach, which gradu-
ally increased in Violence but has not at any time
confined him to his bed.
NAVAL oRDERs.-Lieut. Webster Doty, ordered
to the receiving ship New Hampshire. Lieut.. F.
j. Milligan detached from the New Hampshire
and ordered recorder of the board to inspect the
steel 1or new vessels. Lieut.. +. H. Lefavor, from
the photographic Office and ordered to the Yantic
Cadet Engineer John c. Leonard, ordered to the
Atlanta. Assistant Engineer F. c. Bieg, from the
Fish Hawk and placed ON waiting orders. Cadet
ordered to the Fish Hawk.
PROTEsTS.-The Treasury department has de-
cided that protest against an assessment OF duty
on imported merchandise which merely protests
against the duty assessed and refers to a decision
OF the department in another case, alleged to be
Identical in character is defective and insufficient
anu therefore cannot be considered. The depart
ment rules that protests OF this kind shall set
forth distinctly and specifically the grounds of
OO)ect10n, and also state what rate OF duty IL any,
should have been assessed on the Importation or
IL must cite the provision OF law under which the
appellants claim their merchandise should have
Deen classified, either as free or dutiable
Ex-LIEUTENANT OF POLICE ARNOLD is a strongly
haIsL-
watch OF the State War and Navy department
building, under Chief Engineer Snyder He would
uouDtlesS receive the appointment but for un-
wlllngness to remove the present incumbent,
capt. +. p. Burke.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Farwell Kenna, Stanford and Gray, Rep
resentatives Elsberry. with Judge Daniel Tarbell.
Of Ohio; Adams (Ill), Moffat, White Minn.). Outh.
waite, Geddes, King, Tucker, LeFevre, seymour,
Brown, Lawler, viele Bunneil, owen and Henley
comm commissioner OF agricuiture, Assistant Commis
slOner StOckslager, Aldace F. Walker, of Vermont:
h. z. Dawes, OF Victoria, Australia, and Dr. Cul-
yer; also, Baron Sulliere and COmmandant duh
man, OF France.
THE APPEAL BONDS in the mandamus proceed
Ing begun by Jerome F. Manning against the
Secretary of State and in the equity proceeding
begun by Mr.. Manning against the Secretary OF
Treasury were approved to-day by the Court in
General Term. The cases will now 90 to the
United States supreme Court.
PATENTS IssCED-Patents were issued to-day to
citizens Of the District as follows: James K
Cleary, necktie or cravat fastening; Horace j.
Frost, flushing tank for water closets: Frederick
Landgraf nre escape; Patrick f. Miliigan, street
car; Henry A. Seymour, garment supporter.
MORMON SHOWS CAsE.-An interesting Mormon
case entitled sex parte in the matter OF Lorenzo
Snow, petitioner and appellant" came up in the
United States Supreme Court last week. Snow q
Mormon citizen OF Utah, was found guilty on three
separate charges of unlawful cOhabitation with
.siG wn9 10 ne Ged ms wives The CO
With the same women, but the indictments cover
dinerent periods Of time, one being for 1885, one
OF 1885. The prisoner was sentenced in each case
to SIX months imprisonment, and to pay a fine OF
5000 200 and costs The terms OF imprisonment were
previous one terminated. After Snow had served
out his nrst term he applied to the third dis
tr1et court OF Utah for discharge upon writ OF
habeas corpus on the ground that he had COM
mltted only one continuous OnenSe, and that the
judgments In two OF the cases were void. The dis
trict court, however, decided that upon his own
showing he was not entitled to a discharge and
denied bis petition for writ OF habeaS cOrpus
From that decision he has appealed to this court.
Observation-Disclosures Farweu OF Illinois, ].
T. Garrow Of Canada E. H. Cree, A. J. Todd and E.
A. Cunningham Of New York, W. H. Forbes and
Charming Clapp OF Boston, f. de Koven of Chicago,
France are at the Arl1ngtOn.-T. o. Kubo and H.
Shugio Of Japan and j. A. Woods OF New York are
OF New York, Gee. d. De Shields OF Maryland, sam
uel Mullan OF New Orleans and j. A. Apperson OF
cheyenne are at Wtllard's-Z. q. Wallace Of In
Ola, X. z. Davis OF Australia, NJ. B. Phillip and A
A. Newberry OF New YOrk, Mary Seymour Howell
OF Albany, Miss Phoebe Cousins OF St. Louis and
EDWIN COwleS OF Cleveland are at the Mggs-G
w. w: Wheeler Of Boston, David s. Baken Of Rhode
Island and E. L. Corthell OF New York are at
WormleyS-E- p. Watson and A. C. Justus OF
New York, Prot N. s. Shaler OF Cambridge and
Hon. Hiram Atkins OF Vermont are at the Ebbitt
The Charge Against Mr.. Leavitt.
NO RECORD AT THE TREASURY SHOWING HIS CONv1C-
TION OF SMUGGLING.
The publication Of a communication from a chief
OF division OF the Treasury department to Senator
Mcmillan TO the effect that papers had been filed
there showing that s. Leavitt recently appointed
collector OF customs in Maine, had been convicted